Lyon From a Bird's-eye View by sandra46

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on Feb 20, 2010

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I dedicate this photo to a very young girl who is seriously ill (see at the site of pizzaface2101). I hope she'll like it. Lyon was founded on the Fourvière hill as a Roman colony in 43 BCE by one of Caesar's lieutenants, on the site of a Gaulish hill-fort settlement called Lugodunon, from the Celtic god Lugus ('Light', cognate with Old Irish Lugh) and dùnon (hill-fort). Lyon was first named Lugdunum meaning the 'hill of lights' or 'the hill of crows', the birds sacred to this god. Lug was equated by the Romans to Mercury. It then became the capital of Gaul, partly thanks to its convenient location at the convergence of two navigable rivers, and quickly became the main city of Gaul. Two emperors were born in this city: Claudius and Caracalla. Here you can see the original medieval city (Vieux Lyon) built on the west bank of the Saone river (in the foreground) at the foot of the Fourvière hill, where I stand to take the photo, west of the Presqu'ile, the historic city centre forming a peninsula, also lined by the Rhone river. East of the Rhone from the Presqu'ile there is much of modern Lyon: Part-Dieu, which clusters the towers you see in the background, among them the tallest, Part-Dieu Tower. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (52)

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Kaartijer

9:15PM | Sat, 20 February 2010

A very impressive image... thanks for the story of this beautiful town!

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watapki66

9:27PM | Sat, 20 February 2010

Very beautiful!

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AndreiR

9:51PM | Sat, 20 February 2010

Great view! Well done!

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mickeyrony

9:58PM | Sat, 20 February 2010

Beautiful sight of this city my Beautiful and always explanation. Cheer of all these efforts. Mile mercies. It is an excellent work like always ((5++)) Belle vue de cette ville ma Belle et toujours explication . Bravo de tout ces efforts . Mile mercis . C'est un travail excellent comme toujours((5++))

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ledwolorz

1:58AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Beautiful.

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lyron

2:11AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Splendid view!!

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giareg

2:41AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

great job!

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Hendesse

2:49AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Fantastic view on Lyon. I know this city very well, some friends of mine live there.

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durleybeachbum

6:34AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Quite extraordinary...it reminds me of Lowry, but of course 100 times busier!

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marybelgium

7:21AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

wonderful photo !

BertDes

7:21AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Fantastic cityscape.

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artistheat

8:19AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Terrific Shot...I'm sure on a clear day you would have seen even further:)

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dakotabluemoon

8:41AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Wow this is really cool so much to look at i would being up that high to see the view.

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lior

8:42AM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Superb perspective!!!

MC-Jay-One

12:47PM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Excellent shot! Beautiful overview

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Minaya

5:03PM | Sun, 21 February 2010

Gorgeous photo! Beautiful view!

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wysiwig

6:51PM | Sun, 21 February 2010

A wonderful panorama. I appreciate the fact that the old city has not been molested by modern architecture. I wish we had the same wisdom here in the U.S.

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